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men. Lien should clean up their own
kind if they have sense enough left
to put honesty and merit above cent
If the long continued struggle for
cents and properties had not sub
merged all their better attributes of
human naturethee would be more
forceful and hopeful signs in the
horizon. Dr. Frances Dickinsbn.
May 22, 1914.
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NEW YORK SHOP GIRLS TO HAVE
A REAL SUMMER
New York, May 26. Thousands on
thousands of New York shop girls
and clerks will have such a summer
this year as never before through a
Saturday closing and short hours'
plan to be put into effect June 15 by
several of the biggest stores of the
metropolis.
John Wanamaker's, Altman's, Lord
& Taylor's and, it is understood, Mc
Creery's and other great establish
ments will close entirely on Satur
days for at least two months. Be
sides this some of the great empor
poriums will open their doors at nine
o'clock every morning during the
summer and will close at five.
None of the big stores will reduce
the wages of their employes. Neither
will the new policy in any way affect
the usual vacations which, according
to term of service, will range to a
maximum of two weeks.
"Until the public accustoms itself
to the change," said an official of
Wanamaker's, "the stores which plan
this innovation will face a definite
loss. When the public understands
and, we hope, appreciates what
we are trying to do, we feel that loss
will cease. As a. matter of fact we
believe the plan ultimately will show
a cash profit There is no doubt that
the efficiency of our employes will be
greatly increased. We believe they
will be pleased with the efforts in
their behalf made by this and other
stores. We believe also that an im
pression will be created on the pub
lic mind which will bear fruit."
None of the department store
heads interviewed on .the closing
plan would permit the use of their
names, but all discussed the plan
freely. Their impression was that
before the summer was far gone
practically every big store in New
York would fall in line for the innova-"
tion.
WANAMAKER WILL PAY HIS
HELP FULL SALARIES
Philadelphia, May 26. John Wan
amaker settled definitely today the
question in the public mind as to
whether the employes of his Philadel
phia store who are to have entire
Saturdays off during July and Aug
ust, would receive six days' pay for
five days' work. In a statement issued
to the United Press today, Wana
maker said:
"Employes will all receive their full
salaries. Holidays are holidays and
not losses to the people who get
them. If they were losses, they would
not be holidays."
Other Philadelphia department
stores, if they intend following Wana
maker's example of full Saturday
closing, are unwilling to make any
statements on the subject until abso
lute decision has been made,
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NOTHING MORE NEEDED
The Lion Is- dinner ready?
The Monkey Yes, sir. I'll go
bring it to you.
The Lion (significantly) but
why go 2
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